text_original: How much sincere conviction had to do with his acceptance of Christianity it is impossible to say — certainly Christian virtues are not conspicuous in his after life — but as a political step his alliance with the Catholic Church was a most sagacious move in the struggle for power going on between the various Teutonic chiefs of Western Europe. For it threw all the influence of the Catholic clergy on to the side of the Franks.
text_transcription: HOW MUCH SINCERE CONVICTION HAD TO DO WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OF CHRISTIANITY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY CERTAINLY CHRISTIAN VIRTUES ARE NOT CONSPICUOUS IN HIS AFTER LIFE BUT AS A POLITICAL STEP HIS ALLIANCE WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WAS A MOST SAGACIOUS MOVE IN THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER GOING ON BETWEEN THE VARIOUS TEUTONIC CHIEFS OF WESTERN EUROPE FOR IT THREW ALL THE INFLUENCE OF THE CATHOLIC CLERGY ON THE SIDE OF THE FRANKS
phonemes: hˌaʊ mˈʌtʃ sɪnsˈɪɹ kənvˈɪkʃən hædtə dˈuː wɪð hɪz ɐksˈɛptəns ʌv kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi ɪɾ ɪz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə sˈeɪ — sˈɜːʔn̩li kɹˈɪstʃən vˈɜːtʃuːz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt kənspˈɪkjuːəs ɪn hɪz ˈæftɚ lˈaɪf — bˌʌt æz ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl stˈɛp hɪz ɐlˈaɪəns wɪððə kˈæθlɪk tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌzɐ mˈoʊst səɡˈeɪʃəs mˈuːv ɪnðə stɹˈʌɡəl fɔːɹ pˈaʊɚ ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn bᵻtwˌiːn ðə vˈɛɹiəs tjuːtˈɑːnɪk tʃˈiːfs ʌv wˈɛstɚn jˈʊɹɹəp. fɔːɹ ɪt θɹˈuː ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ʌvðə kˈæθlɪk klˈɜːdʒi ˌɔn tə ðə sˈaɪd ʌvðə fɹˈæŋks.